Comparative Exegesis of the Verse «وَ أْتُوا الْبُیُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوابِها» “And Enter Houses through Their Doors” (Quran 2:189)

Document Type : Original Article

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Graduated with a Ph.D. Teacher of Islamic knowledge, Ethics. The University OF Quran and Hadith of Qom.

Abstract

The Qur'an has ordered to enter the house through the door of the house. The present article deals with the question of what is meant by houses and their doors with a descriptive-analytical and library-type method. And why did God command to enter the house through its door? From the analysis of narrations and interpretations, we came to the conclusion that the verse, beyond ordinary doors and houses, expresses the comprehensive principle and guides a person to enter into any work through its proper path. Traditions about this verse are divided into three groups; The first group considers the house to be God and the way to enter it is Ahl al-Bayt; The second group presents the Ahl al-Bayt as an example of the house, and the way to enter the house is to ask permission from the Ahl al-Bayt, and the third group considers the house to be wisdom and the way to reach it is the Ahl al-Bayt. In the previous writings and previous interpretations, the first meaning was given more attention, while the second meaning was neglected and the third meaning was not analyzed.

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11- Pajooheshname Hadith Tatbighee
Volume 11, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
January 2025
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